THE Huddersfield Giants' Squadbuilder Fund team are gearing up for a busy 2006!

Last year was a relatively quiet season, with the player who the Fund supported - former rugby union centre Stephen Jones - making only one Super League appearance at London Broncos in July.

The year before that, the Squadbuilder raised cash for second rower Stuart Jones.

However, the Squadbuilder committee still helped raise around £8,500 last season, which obviously made a significant contribution.

But they are aiming to do far better for Super League XI, although they are yet to be allocated a player.

"We already have a number of plans in the pipeline," said Squadbuilder committee member Stuart Greaves, the secretary of the Giants' Vice Presidents Association who has just taken over as secretary of the Huddersfield Amateur Rugby League Association.

"We intend holding a Sporting Dinner at Elland Cricket Club in April, hosted by David Howes, while we will again be staging concerts, discos and parties.

"And Mark Weavill (the Giants kitman) is considering doing another sponsored event for ourselves and other charities. In 2005, his efforts raised £1,700 for the fund.

"But there are even easier ways everyone can help us raise even more cash.

"For example, if every current Giants season-ticket holder gave us £1 per month, we would have an annual income of £24,000 without us having to do a thing.